On Sat. Feb 11th we will be having a mini meet starting at Syds .11 1130 am is the time . We will be visiting some establishments in Western Jersey to get an idea of logistics for our Western Jersey Dog Tour in April and to enjoy some good dogs and company of fellow roadfooders.

We are also planning a final visit to Callahans in Fort Lee that will be closing first week in March on a Sunday soon.. More details on that can be found in the Hot Dog , Sausages and Brats forum .

The thread has been moved to the MISC FOOD RELATED forum to allow for better exposure to the members. A couple of rules regarding this. 1. Only one thread for a meeting, including all the planning sessions. Don't clutter up the place with a bunch of different smaller threads. 2. Post relevant posts...don't use the 'bump' technique to keep a thread on the front page. Thats why the threads were moved off the front page in the first place. Keep to the topic and make good use of the space.

Author Topic BenzeeCheeseburger250 Posts Posted - 02/06/2006 : 10:11:26 Hello all , We will be venturing to Syds and some Western Jersey Hot Dog establishments on Sat. feb 11th .Meet up at Syds 11- 1130 am Hosted by the one and only Hot Dog man extraordinaire Mr. John Fox .Also attending are Screen Bear and Coney Island Lou and myself. We are hoping to visit some stops that are planned for the April Western Jersey Motorcoach tour .

Benzee

John FoxDouble Cheeseburger572 Posts Posted - 02/06/2006 : 18:27:16 I'll work on getting directions for one or 2 places that I haven't been to yet. And I'll try to contact Brookquarry. He's familiar with the area.

We will be coming west on rt 78. At some point we will be getting onto rt 22, and then I believe rt 519 to get to Charlies Pool Room. Then it will be back on 22 to Toby's Cup. I wanted to ask you about a place in Philipsburg that you mentioned and Jimmy's in Easton. And is Hot Dog Johnny's a great distance from P-Burg?

No, unfortunately, I can't meet you. My wifes birthday celebration is at noon on Feb llth, and will tie me up most of the afternoon.Directions to Hot Dog Johnies: If you go there first (before Easton) heads north on 31 from 78 (intersection is just before Clinton) 31 dead-ends into 46. Take a left hot dog Johnies is within a couple of miles on 46 on the left. As you may have noticed Mapquest doesn't do very well with hot dog Johnny's because of the lack of a numbered street address.So you basically have two optionsto get to P-burg. One would be to continue west on 46 until you hit 519 and then go south on 519 until you hit 22 not far east of Tobys cup. Alpha and Charlies Pool Room are a couple miles south of 22 on 519. This is a scenic and winding rural road for most of the trip.

The other option would be to head back South on 31 (a better road) until you hit 78, and then west to P-burg.

It's tough for me to estimate travel time (I access Hot Dog Johnny's from due west, so I literally never travel either route).I would guess about a half-hour for either to P-burg with the 519 route being shorter in distance but probably slower. To or From North Jersey 31 is definately quicker because 31 runs in a Southeasterly direction.

With regard to Jimmys on the Delaware, you would continue west from Toby's Cup on 22 take the last exit before the bridge and bear left. Jimmys's will be on your left within a mile, with the old bridge between Easton and Phillipsburg on your right. Jimmys is literally at the foot of the old bridge.

Thank you. Too bad you can't make it. Unless...... maybe you want to surprise your wife by telling her that you're taking her out Saturday for some good food. And then meeting us. Gotta admit, that would be one heckuva surprise. I know it would get me killed if I tried it! Anyway, Happy Birthday to Mrs. Brookquarry.

Of the two options for traveling from HD Johnnie's to P'burg, I would greatly recommend the 519 route. It is about 15 miles shorter, and while you won't go quite as fast (it's one lane each way) it's one of the most scenic drives in West Jersey. (It also passes one of my favorite NJ rural taverns, The Red Wolfe Inn, great selection of draft beers and great cheesesteaks, but that's two other threads). ---Ken

PS: There's one other hot dog place on Rt 22W in P'burg that I'm not sure has been mentioned, Sammy's Drive Inn, another 50's throwback.

It would be hard to estimate the arrival time for these stops since none of us except Brookquarry are really familiar with the area. I've been to these places before, but always needed directions.

We are meeting at Syd's at 11:00 to 11:30. Then it will be west to probably Hot Dog Johnny's first. This will take approx 1 hour. I'm not sure of the time that it will take to get to Charlies Pool Room from there, but guess it will be 1/2 hr or less. From there it will be about 5 minutes to Toby's Cup. I've been to Sammy's and it is nothing special, it's about 5 - 10 minutes away from Toby's. From Toby's to Jimmy's on the Delaware is anotyher mile or so. And Easton is just over the bridge.

So once you get to Charlies Pool Room, everything is fairly close by. If you think that you might join us in West Jersey, I could always give you my cell phone # to let you know where we are.

Thank you. Too bad you can't make it. Unless...... maybe you want to surprise your wife by telling her that you're taking her out Saturday for some good food. And then meeting us. Gotta admit, that would be one heckuva surprise. I know it would get me killed if I tried it! Anyway, Happy Birthday to Mrs. Brookquarry.

well, its a family gathering with about 10 people, so meeting you folks really won't work.I am working on her for the April 29th meet. She likes roadfood places (as long as thy're clean) and likes both Hot Dog Johnny's and Jimmy's- She does not have a big appetite so I suspect that she'll wind up merely sharing my hot dog at the placres we visit.

just realized I forgot to gie directions to Jimmy's in Easton. Head East on 22 into Pennsylvania. Take the 5th exit in Pa , (Wilson- 25th Street) Immediately epon getting on the exit ramp you will see a shopping center on your right. Turn in. This is the 25th Street Shopping Center. Jimmy's is in the center next to the Petco.

You know how when you were little, and all month long you couldn't wait until the Saturday when you were going to Yankee Stadium with your friend Alan and his father, to see either Baltimore or Chicago or Detroit or one of those other real good teams that gave the Yanks a fight and you had box seats and there was nothing more important in the world and then that Saturday came and it was raining and the Yankees didn't even wait until the afternoon to call off the game?

This Sunday, when I have some time, I'll look at the possible stops for the upcoming tour and try to propose an itinerary. I welcome suggestions, especially from Brookquarry who is familiar with the area.